Guthred

Guthred (844-24 August 895) was the Jarl of Holland and king of Northumbria from 883 to 24 August 895, succeeding Halfdan Whiteshirt of Jorvik and preceding Siefredus of Northumbria.

Biography
Guthred was born in 844, a son of Halfdan Whiteshirt of Jorvik. Guthred inherited the kingdom of Northumbria in northern England in 883, six years after Halfdan's death and the temporary loss of Northumbria to the Anglo-Saxons. Guthred was lenient with Christians in his lands, and he died in 895. He was buried at York Minster.